Geranium L.
(true geraniums)

Subtaxon Example images Rank Featured
subtaxa		 No of
images		 No of
ID refs
Geranium columbinum
Long-stalked Crane’s-bill
Flower (Click to open)
 		Species 3 images
Geranium dissectum
Cut-leaved Crane’s-bill
(Click to open)
 		Species 42 images
Geranium lucidum
Shining Crane’s-bill
(Click to open)
 		Species 15 images
Geranium molle
Dove’s-foot Crane’s-bill
(Click to open)
 		Species 13 images
Geranium phaeum
Dusky Crane’s-bill
(Click to open)
 		Species 1 subtaxa 2 images
Geranium pratense
Meadow Crane’s-bill
(Click to open)
 		Species 2 images
Geranium purpureum
Little-robin
(Click to open)
 		Species 7 images 1 ident. refs
Geranium pusillum
Small-flowered Crane’s-bill
(Click to open)
 		Species 27 images
Geranium pyrenaicum
Hedgerow Crane’s-bill
(Click to open)
 		Species 5 images 1 ident. refs
Geranium robertianum
Herb Robert, Herb-Robert
(Click to open)
 		Species 3 subtaxa 59 images
Geranium sanguineum
Bloody Crane’s-bill
Flower (Click to open) (Click to open)
 		Species 1 subtaxa 29 images
Geranium sylvaticum
Wood Crane’s-bill
(Click to open)
 		Species 3 images
Taxonomic hierarchy:
GenusGeranium (true geraniums)
FamilyGERANIACEAE (geraniums and storksbills)
OrderGERANIALES (geraniums and storksbills)
SubclassEU-DICOTS (dicotyledonous flowering plants)
ClassMAGNOLIOPSIDA (flowering plants)
PhylumTRACHEOPHYTA (vascular plants)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Anon. Geranium Yeo, P.F. Acaena, taxa with spherical heads, Plant Crib 2012
Clement, E.J. 2005 Vegetative identification of small Geranium species BSBI News No. 99: 22-28.

Geranium (true geraniums) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Geranium (true geraniums)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 133 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Geranium (true geraniums)
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